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“There’s something else,” he says. “Callie’s looking for somebody to take over Hale House, or at least the day-to-day of it.”
“She’s leaving?”
“Not leaving, but she wants to free up her time. Now that Lee and West have moved in, she wants to spend more time with them. She’ll still keep running the place, but she needs a manager.”
Guess that’s not so surprising. If I had Nic and Natalie under one roof, I’d never want to leave either.
Wait. What?
“Whatever the hell you’re thinking,” says Sully, a bemused smirk on his face, “it’s not that bad. Hale House needs a manager. You already know how things are run. Hell, I think you already know all the employees, except maybe a couple of the new interns.”
“What, me? She wants me to come back?”
Sully levels a look at me over his beer and sets it down slowly.
“You’re family,” he says simply, like that’s all there is to it. “She trusts you. And it would be steady work. No more gig work, no more long stretches between jobs.”
“You, of all people, know that’s not necessarily a bad thing,” I say, pointing a finger at him. Sully shakes his head.
“It’s not for everybody.” He stares off over my shoulder so long I think maybe he’s going to drop it, long enough that I turn to see what he’s looking at so intently.
There’s a handsome guy behind the bar, leaning over to smile at an adorable redheaded chick. They make a stunning pair.
“Who’s that?” I ask, turning back to look at Sully.
“Hmm? Nobody I know.”
He’s lying. His cheeks are pink. Later for that, though.
“Why don’t you take the management job, then?” I ask, though I suspect I already know the answer. I just want to hear where his head’s at.
“I’m good. My team’s finally running the way I want it. No need to mess with success.”
“You were the one who brought up stability.”
“We’re doing just fine.” He frowns at me. “I’m not hurting for money.”
“And you’d hate working for somebody else,” I say. “Even Callie.”
A hint of a smile. “There’s that, too.”
“Then why would you think it’s any different for me?”
“You answer to a boss, don’t you?”
Boss man. I’d never be able to use that term again, not now that it’s applied to Nic.
“Only when I want to,” I say, shoving that thought away.
“Like when you’re sleeping with him?” Sully arches a brow.
“Careful.”
“Did he force you into anything, Finn?”
I choke on my beer.
“What the fuck?”
